Windmill



July 5 I927.

J. H. WILSON WINDMILL lF ledmarch 17. 1924 3Sheets-Sheet3 V as? Maw IN V EN TOR WITNESSES Jg /ilfl asol A TTORNEYS Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED ST T S PATENT eerie-1:.

JOHN .H- W S o IT L NEBRASKA, .ASSlG OB BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, rno

A E .T- WHITEH D M T H LLLNEBBAS A- WINDMILL.

Application filed. March 17, 1924, Serial No. 699,916. Renewed April 27, 1927.

The objectTQtE the invention is to provide a wind mill wherein the motion of the. wind wheel issmoothly and evenly transmitted to the plungerrod.orpump rod without jerking the parts or subjecting thesame to sudden shocks or strains thereby prolonging the life of the mechanism and providing for" more efiicient operation.

Another object is to provide a Wind mill of this character and having these advantages and capacities and yet generating an ample degree of power to enable the Wind millvto accomplish its. intended purposes in anefficientinanner. I

Another object isQto provide a wind mill of this character and in which the wind wheel is automatically :held head in the wind at (all timesexcept when the velocity of the wind is such as to speed .up the movements of the ,mechanism unduly whereupon the wind wheel is gradually and smoothly,

' though automatically, shifted around into such position .as not to be actuated vby the wind.

A further object is to provide a novel and simple means for manually shitting the wind wheel to vinoperative position.

' A still further object is to provide novel 1 and eiiective means forvprotecting and lubricating the mechanism of the wind mill so as tOQJIOlOllgtllQ .lite of the same.

Otherobjects and advantages of the invention reside in-certain" novel features of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will .be hereinaftermore fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to, the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, andin which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing a windmill embodying the present invention; 7 {Figure 2 is .a planlviewithereof; Figure '3 is -.a lviewiin vertical section on line 33 of Figure 2; r V

Figure 4' is a view iinihorizontal sectionpon line k-tpfE-igrirefi, glooking inr the direc-I tions oftheiarrows; I .?Figure 15 is adetailiview in'vertical lsection,,-onrline:5.5.o.f Figure-2 igurenfi is a .viewsimilartogFigure 5 .but showing .a slightly modified construction; wsFi'gure 7 is ,a ,view similar to -fFigures I 5 and :6 abut showinga still further modified constructionyand r Figure 8 is algroup View, in perspective, J

of the lever, .cain follower and associated parts.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a tower or derrick which may .be of any conventional construction and which includes a depending tubular casing 11 projecting above the top plate 13 of the tower. The tubular casing ll is rotatably mounted in the top plate and in a guide plate 14 supported as at 15 .on the tower. V r

A housing 16 isflprovided and is pivotally mounted on the'top plate 13 of the tower.

To effect this pivotal mounting thetubular 7 member 11 may be threaded into or otherwise connected with the casing :16, as indi: cated at 17 in Figure 2, Preferably the tubular member .11 is Connected to the casing adjacent onecorner thereotand the position of the casing .to which it is connected is enlargedor provided with a bearing boss 18. lVith this arrangement the housing is mounted on the tower for swinging move-- ment about a vertical axis offset from the center of the housing. A coverQO is provided :for the housing 16 and is hingedly connected, as at 21, to one side of the hous- In the assembly the cover is bolted down on the housing by means of bolts 21 and'nu'ts 22 which coact with ears ,3 formed on the housing 16 and cover 20 to provide a complete enclosure for .the mechanism contained withinthehousing. v

The forward portion of the housing is formed with an integral bearing member designated generally at 24-. The bearing memberQ lis horizontally disposed and includes a bearing proper-'25 Tcompleted'by a removable top 26 bolted, as at 27, to the bearing'member proper. gBelowthe bearing member proper a :hollow enlargement E27 is formed and defines anenlarged return chamber 28 :for the "lubricant, as willhereinafter bemore fully described. A horizontal shaft Illhe cam- 32 takes the form of adisk and i has its exposed face provided with a double cam' .groove 33. A lever 3 1 is fulcrumed,

as at 35, on the housing so that the lever is swingable in a vertical plane and about operates in the double groove 13 of the cam 3:3. This follower St) is :tormed with an integral stud adapted to be selectively journaled in any one oi? a series of bearing openings 3&5. The pn-ovision oi the series of openings 38 enables the follower to be shitted along the lever 3i and thus provides a means whereby the stroke of the plunger or plumb rod may be varied. The cam and lever in the relation and in the organization spcciiied transmit the motion. from the wind wheel shaft 30 to the plunger rod 31' in a smooth and even manner and relieves the parts of sudden shocks, strains or jerks. Moreover the mechanism is extremely simple.

As has been il1(ll"tll't3tl the mechanism thus described operates in an entirely closed housing. in this housing a level of oil is maintained and in order to render the housing oil tight gaskets are interposed between the cover it) and the housing 16 and between the movable top so and the hearing member proper 25. Thus the parts work in oil, and the cam 32 carries the oil up to the shaft: 230. The oil works along the shaft to properly lubricate the bearing 24:. rldjacent the outer end of the bearing an opening to is provided so that the oil led out along the shaft 30 flows readily into the return chamber 28 and thence back into the housing 16 since the lower end oi the chamber as in open and tree communication with the housing it it it. is desired to increase the feed oi oil along the shaft. St) a spiral groove, designated at in may be provided in the strait as illustrated in l igure 6 o a. spiral groove nted at -!T may be provided in the l ing member ill, as illustrated in Figshown in Figure o a stand pipe l8 is provided in the casing or housing 16 as a continuation of the member 11 in order to make it possible to maintain the desired level of oil within the housing.

A controlling *ane, designated generally at 50, is pivotally or hingedly connected to the housing 16. The vane is carried by a pair oil. bars 51 which have pivot cars 52 at their ends. The ears 52 are alined with similar ears 58 provided on the housing 16, and through the alined cars a pivot pin or bolt is inserted and secured. It will be noted from an inspection of Figure 2 that the shaft 30 is located approximately centrally oi? the housing 15, and that the pivot bolt oel is located n'iidway or halt-way between the axis of the shaft 80 and the axis of rotation oil the housing 16.

ii'ieldable means is provided for normally maintaining the vane 50 in a plane parallel to the axis 0 the shaft 30. This means preferably coin oi a retractile coil spring so havingone end secured, as at 6]., to the vane and having its opposite end secured to the outer end of the lug 62, as indicated at (33. The lug (ii! is carried by the hous ing in and also serves as an abutment or stop tor the vane 50. With this arrange nzent the wind wheel under normal operating conditions will be maintained head in the wind which is the operative position of the wind wheel. Should the velocity of the wind increase to such an extent as to set up a too rapid rotation ot the wheel and consequently a too rapid movement oi. the other parts of the meclninisin, the wheel will swing around on its axis, the spring 60 yield ing to pern'iit this action. The swinging movement oi. the wheel carries it around out of the wind and into inoperative position. With the arrangement described, that with the pivotal connection of the vanes to the housing located hall way between the axis ot' rotation of the shaft 30 and the axis of swing oi? the housing, the wind wheel and of course the housing swing smoothly and gradually from operative position to inoperative position and the parts are not; i-ubjeeted to sudden shocks, jerks or strains.

In order to provide for the movement of the wind wheel to inoperative position, under normal operating conditions, an arm is connected with the vane adjacent the lower portion thereof and in a plane below the bottom of the housing 16. To the outer end of this arm 70 one end of a chain 71 or a similar connectingelement secured. This chain 7]. is then trained over a pulley T2 rotatably mounted in suitable bearings provided therefor immediately below the housing to. The chain 71 after leaving the "2 extended down through the tupulley t bular member 11 to a point where it may be conveniently operated. This arrangement disposes the parts in a position where they will be out of the way and protected and yet enhances the ease with which the wheel may be swung around to inoperative position.

In operation, the motion of the wheel is transmitted smoothly and evenly to the pump rod and none of the elements of the mechanism is subjected to jerks, sudden shocks or strains. At the same time the means employed is extremely simple in its construction and is adapted for manufacture at a comparatively slight expense from materials and by means of facilities ordinarily available. At the same time an ample degree of power is applied to the pump rod. Since the parts of the mechanism are entirely housed and protected and operate in a bath of oil the life of the wind mill is prolonged and the efficiency of the parts of the wind mill preserved.

' The automatic control of the wind mill is improved and rendered so smooth and gradual in its action and yet so certain and reliable that a uniform operation is had and all liability of sudden and injurious movements is precluded. The manual control has also been improved and simplified in the manner, described. 7

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a housing having a horizontally disposed bearing extending from one side thereof, a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted in said bearing, an actuating member fixed to the outer end of said shaft, a cam fixed to the inner end of the shaft and operating in the housing, said cam having a double groove in its exposed face, a lever having one end fulcrumed on the housing for vertical swinging movement about a horizontal axis, the other end of the lever being adapted for connection with a pump rod, and a follower operating in the grooves of the cam and pivotally connected to the lever intermediate its ends.

2. In a device of the character described, a horizontal rotatable shaft, an actuating member fixed to one end of said shaft, a cam fixed to the other .end'of said shaft and having a double groove in its exposed lateral face, a lever having one end fulcrumed on a horizontal axis and having its other end adapted for connection with a pump rod, said lever being swingable in a vertical plane slightly spaced from and parallel to. the exposed face of said cam, and a follower operating in the grooves of the cam and pivotally connected to the lever intermediate its ends. 7

3. In a device of the character described, a rotatable shaft, an actuating member thereon, a cam fixed to the shaft and having a grooved face, a lever fulcrumed at one end and adapted to be connected to a pump rod at its opposite end, said lever having a series of bearings intermediate its ends, and a follower coacting with the grooved face of the cam and having a stud adapted to be selectively pivoted in any one of the series of the bearings in the lever.

4. In a device of the character described, a housing having a horizontally disposed bearing extending from one side thereof, a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted in said bearing, an actuating member fixed to the outer end of said shaft, a cam fixed to the inner end of the shaft and operating in the housing, said cam being of disk like form, a lever having one end fulcrumed on the housing for vertical swinging movement about a horizontal axis, the other end of the lever being adapted for connection with a pump rod, a follower coacting with the cam and pivotally connected to the lever intermediate its ends, said casing being substantially closed and'containing a predetermined level of oil, the cam working in the oil and carrying the same up over the shaft whereby the oil flows out along the shaft to the horizontally disposed bearing, the bearing having an enlargement providing a return chamber for returning the oil to the casing.

5. In a device of the character described, a housing having a horizontally disposed bearing extending from one side thereof, a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted in said bearing, an actuating member fixed to the outer end of said shaft, a cam fixed to the inner end of the shaft and operating in the housing, said cam being of disk-like form, a lever having one end fulcrumed on the housing for vertical swinging movement about a horizontal axis, the other end of the lever being adapted for connection with a pump rod, a follower coacting with the cam and pivotally connected to the lever intermediate its ends, said casing being substantially closed and containing a predetermined level of oil, the cam working in the oil-and carrying the same up over the shaft whereby the oil fiows out along the shaft to the horizontally disposed bearing, the bearing having an enlargement providing a return chamber for returning the oil to the casing, said bearing and shaft having cooperating means including a spiral groove whereby the oil is fed along the shaft and bearing.

' JOHN H. WILSON. 

